Help Desk Engineer
UK
The median Help Desk Engineer daily rate in the UK is £170 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 676 | 822 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +106 | +146 | -165 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Engineer | 12 | 36 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.060% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.063% | 0.039% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 29 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £73 | £181 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £143 | £638 | £113 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £170 | £765 | £139 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.78% | +451.35% | +26.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £188 | £823 | £184 |
| 90th Percentile | £204 | - | £203 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £170 | £162 | £158 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.78% | +3.02% | +65.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.88 | £14.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £13.06 | £16.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £13.75 | £18.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -26.08% | +69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | £14.19 | £19.30 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £14.23 | £19.72 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £13.75 | £18.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -26.08% | +69.09% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Help Desk Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Help Desk Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Help Desk Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Help Desk Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Engineer.
Help Desk Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +101 | 12 | £170 | -77.78% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +58 | 8 | £170 | +4.78% | 15 |
| South East | - | 5 | £165 | - | 9 |
| London | +78 | 4 | £129 | -83.14% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +96 | 1 | £200 | -73.86% | 5 |
| North of England | +37 | 1 | £225 | +50.50% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 1 | £225 | - | |
| South West | +18 | 1 | £175 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £140 | - |
Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Help Desk Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Help Desk Engineer in the job title.
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Help Desk Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: